Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-06-24

scrapers were expected in few days. 1t
was re ported yesterday that scrapers had
arrived. but that the engineers were not
setting grade stakes, and that even For
tunes own teams had but a couple of
days work, unless the engineers got
down to business before the expiration Of
that time.
Bismarck Tribune, 22d: Persons re.
turning from the country near Roscoe
say that the reports of the building of
the Milwaukee road toward Bismarck are
true. and that the impression among the
people and workmen Is that the road will
be into Bismarck this year.
1.-TWO wagon-lo of movers camped in
town yesterday. We asked a little FIVE
year-old boy for particulars. He said he
was from Grand Forks county, his name
Riley. and he was "goin' wher de corn
grows" Then he said. whats YOUR
name and where do YOU liver"
l.ILeonard du Hcaume and A. w. Ogle re.
turned Monday from working on the rail
road near Napoleon. They had been EN-.
ployed by ono of Patterson's foremen, a
man named Bruce. They couldn't stand
Bruce's grub and the poor water. Bruce
refused to pay them when they quit.
Grandpa" Frank McTavish e years
old) and Uncle Willie (5), two young old
men from Cherry Grove. were in town
yesterday, and called on the RECORD.
They were much exercised over the fact
that their dog had straycd. He is black,
and has white nose. tail, and feet.
1t is hardly necessary to call the atten-
ton of our citizens to the fact that the
drug firm of Dunn s. Co.. opposite the
Sheridan House, Bismarck, keeps on
hand at all times a large stock of fresh
and pure drugs, which will be sold at the
lowest prices. Give the firm call and
be convinced Of the fact.
Jack Lloyd, the Steele mail carrier, for
the first time since cold weather, was one
day late last week. This delay was
caused, as Mr.. L. Informed us, by his at.
tending the funeral of his baby at Steele.
1t is strange that a paper SO wide awake
for locals as the Ozone failed, in last Sat-
urday's issue, to note the death.
|ESProfessor Rupert has been having
much anxiety of mind and vcxation of
spirit lately. He has been doing the
'broncho- buster" act, and one of the
animals refused to be busted" The
other day one of EN- got to cavorting
while in harness. and broke the tongue
the wagon tongue. A night or two after.
ward the bad one gnawed through wire
fence and the two escaped. The profess
sor and mule are out hunting them.
Capt Flick, of Winchester, was In
town Wednesday. He reports that q
man from Southern Emmons informed
him that there was q terrific hail and
wind storm, Sunday afternoon, between
Winona and LaGrace that the track of
the storm was mile in width, and that
crops were destroyed and four or five
buildings demolished. Tho captains in.
formant. German, SAID that the wind
blew of the "chinklng" and "shakes" of
his log house.
A Burleigh County Farmer sends 10
tho Bismarck Tribune the following re.
cipe for gopher poison Take small
bottle of strychnine and pulverize it,
mixing it with half a pint of grease fried
out of the best breakfast bacon. Put this
mixture into five or six quarts of corn
and stir until every grain is thoroughly
creased over. Strew these savory ker.
nels, three or four feet hpart. around tho
entire field. on the edge of the blowing
The pophers generally burrow in the un-
broken sod near by. They smell the ba-
con and get the poison Immediately, and
continue to come to the feast until all are
quieted.
| At the election in Williamsport School
Township, Tuesday, very little interest
was manifested. We are not certain vet
as to the officers elected but we ara in.
formed indirectly that the board will con
sist of Messrs. Keim, Yeater, Shields and
Boutillier. Mr.. Connor received all the
votes cast for treasurer in ub.districts
and 4 in No. 2 no votes were cast for
Treasurer, and we have not heard from
No. 8, definitely. A gentleman from that
district states that he believes the people
there voted for Mr.. Boutillier for treas
urer. Later-Just IS we were about to
30 to press the REcoRD's Danbury letter
arrived, giving the returns, and showing
that Mr.. Boutlllier has been elected treas.
urer Of Williamsport School Townsh ip
by 6 majority.
| a False Economy.
The most ridiculous thing in the world.